(average sized car)

How much would be a reasonable donation to propose fo a lift I intend to request?

While I don't want to pay under the odds for such a favour, I intend not to be ripped off either, especially when we re faced with an economic crisis

Not sure how many 'Country Miles' it is from Halifax to Barrow

What? Surely not. £49 gets me approximately £480 miles in a VW Jetta 1.9d. and much of that is town and city driving. A decent run up there should yield a good MPG rate. £15 to £20 would be a fair price.



















(+ another £10 for having to listen to halifaxxx's drivel)

... and I've always had you down as owning one of them poofy smart cars!

Nah, although i will admit privately to you on this forum that i need to sit on a cushion otherwise i would struggle to see over my steering wheel.

On my regular trips up to Barrow (and Walney Island) I use between £18 and £21 worth of petrol (depending on traffic conditions) in a car with a 1.6 litre engine. This journey, however, starts and finishes in Rossendale (say 25 miles each way less than Halifax). So, say, around £25 for a petrol engined vehicle of similar capacity should be about right.

I would reckon on a fair donation being around £15 to £20 (there's more to running a car than just putting in petrol). I have a Fiat Stilo 2.4 and I'm hoping £40 in fuel will get me there and back.

Thanks everyone. I might chuck in a couple of Nickelback CDs to seal the deal